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Life Summary

Name	Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane
Born	23 July, 1773 Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland
Died	27 January, 1860 (aged 86) Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland
Cultural Heritage	Scottish Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Wentworth, D'Arcy (friend) Forbes, Francis (friend) Wemyss, William (colleague) Sorell, William (colleague) Arthur, George (colleague) Goulburn, Frederick (colleague) Druitt, George (acquaintance) Jamison, John (acquaintance) Wylde, John (acquaintance) Scott, Thomas Hobbes (acquaintance) Oxley, John Joseph (acquaintance) Field, Barron (acquaintance) Rümker, Christian Carl Ludwig (acquaintance) Bannister, Saxe (acquaintance) Dunlop, James (acquaintance) Lang, John Dunmore (acquaintance) Blosseville, Jules Poret de (acquaintance) Scott, Thomas Henry (opposer) Howe, William (related entry) Murdoch, Peter (related entry)
Occupation or Descriptor *	astronomer (1821-1825) New South Wales, Australia governor (1821-1825) New South Wales, Australia
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (recipient, 1815) Knight Commander of the Royal Guelphic Order (recipient, 1817) Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order (recipient, 1831) Baronet (recipient, 1836) Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (recipient, 1837)
Legacies *	Brisbane (Qld) (eponym) Brisbane River (Qld) (eponym)
Key Organisations *	Royal Society of Edinburgh (Scotland) (fellow) Royal Society of London (UK) (fellow, 1810-1860) New South Wales Agricultural Society (patron, 1822) Royal Society of Edinburgh (Scotland) (president, 1832)

* Dates are approximate